Part 11: Overpopulation in 21st century America--our silent predicament

Tuesday, March 30, 2010 4:28
By Frosty Wooldridge

Part 11: Silence across the land, food, fertilizers, top soil

Most Americans cannot dream nor do they give a second thought to the United States adding 100 million people within 25 years. For some mysterious reason, few connect the dots on water shortages currently manifesting in Florida, California and Arizona. Other states like Colorado and Georgia find themselves in similar situations. Americans don’t quite ‘get’ the accelerating ramifications of rising gasoline prices.

They will soon enough! Already in Great Britain and most of Europe, gasoline costs $10.00 a gallon. For us, it’s only a matter of time. As a bicyclist, I sport a T-shirt that depicts a fully loaded touring bicycle that reads, “SUV of the 21st century!â€